Joey Halzle
American football coach
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Joey Halzle (born January 29, 1986) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the offensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee.
Halzle in 2024 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | Tennessee |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 29, 1986 |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma (2008) |
| Playing career | |
| 2006–2008 | Oklahoma |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2009–2011 | Oklahoma (QC) |
| 2012–2014 | Oklahoma (GA) |
| 2015 | Utah State (OA/asst. QB) |
| 2016 | Missouri (OA/asst.QB) |
| 2019 | UCF (OA/asst.QB) |
| 2020 | UCF (QB) |
| 2021–2022 | Tennessee (QB) |
| 2023–present | Tennessee (OC/QB) |
Early life
Hazle grew up in Oak Park, California and attended Oaks Christian High School. He committed to play college football at Oklahoma.[1]
College career
Coaching career
Halzle spent the first five years at Oklahoma as a quality control coach and a graduate assistant. From there he would become Utah State's assistant QB coach for one year. From there he moved on to Missouri for one year as their assistant QB Coach.[4] He returned to coaching in 2019, spending one year at UCF as an offensive assistant.[5] In the following season, UCF promoted Halzle to be their QB coach. As the QB coach for UCF, he helped quarterback Dillon Gabriel have a stellar year, completing 248 of his 413 passes for 3570 yards and 32 touchdowns, with only four interceptions.[6][7] After his stint with UCF, he would be hired as the QB Coach at Tennessee.[8][9] After coaching the QB position for two years, including helping Hendon Hooker enjoy a breakout year in 2022, and after he helped Tennessee win the 2022 Orange Bowl, Halzle was promoted to be Tennessee's offensive coordinator for the 2023 season.[10][11]